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New UK indie from the makers of Burnout currently hiring

Grand Theft Auto 5 relinquished the top spot in the Flipkart charts in February, but it’s still all in the family as it is replaced by Grand Theft Auto 4 at number one, with FIFA 14 separating the two. Thief, one of the major new releases of the month, did …

All editions of Battlefield 4 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 will be available at Rs 2,499 for a limited period. The Standard Edition was originally priced at Rs 3,499, with the Deluxe Edition earlier priced Rs 3,999. Retailers have suggested that the Rs 2,499 price will apply all through …

Former Criterion creative director Alex Ward and studio director Fiona Sperry have announced the formation of their new UK-based indie studio, Three Fields Entertainment. Ward announced the news today on Twitter, following the pair’s exit from the racing game studio in January. "Today we are excited to announce our new …

An average of 60 Flappy Bird clones are uploaded onto the iTunes App Store every day, according to a new report. Pocket Gamer delves into the ongoing craze started by Dong Nguyen’s creation Flappy Bird, and the effects it’s had on the mobile market. After rocketing up Apple’s charts and …

The Secret World developer Funcom has posted financial results for its most recent completed quarter, reporting a major dip in revenue compared to the same period in the year prior. During its Q4 – a three-month period ending on December 31st, 2013 – the MMO studio earned $4.3m in revenue, …

Revamped game streaming platform lets developers make their digital games accessible on multiple platforms

General manager Bruce Grove explains why the revamped game streaming service will help developers reach new audiences

OnLive re-launched itself today, but what does the new service really mean? MCV explains all Didn’t OnLive go bust? Yes, in 2012 the old OnLive collapsed. But it was rescued and has continued to work in the background. The OnLive network has never gone offline, although has not courted much …

Cloud gaming specialist OnLive has relaunched itself with two major new business models that it believes will finally win over gamers. The firm’s new management team have added two new services, the first of which is called CloudLift. The concept is that gamers – for 9.99 a month – can …